Royal Ascot, Day V

[brockguy]

Maraheel edges out Scorpion in the Hardwicke..5 pounds pull from last race was the difference..

[NoChanceToDance]

Heavy and i mean HEAVY rain right now!!!!!

Not good at all for Miss Andretti. Soft ground likely for the Golden Jubilee

[brockguy]

yeah, typical british rain.. if she wins this race, she is simply unbelievable...

[ArlJim78]

Scorpion had every chance, but Maraahel would not yield.

[NoChanceToDance]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

Scorpion had every chance, but Maraahel would not yield.

True, but off level weights i think Scorpion would have won. The really heavy rain looks like it arrived too late for scorpion

[brockguy]

Ive backed Amadeus in the Golden Jubilee...everything seems in his favour (one negative is that Ive backed him).

[NoChanceToDance]

Originally Posted by brockguy

Ive backed Amadeus in the Golden Jubilee...everything seems in his favour (one negative is that Ive backed him).

Same here. I've just had a crafty tenner on at 9's.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by NoChanceToDance

True, but off level weights i think Scorpion would have won. The really heavy rain looks like it arrived too late for scorpion

perhaps, but you know what they say about if's and but's.

[NoChanceToDance]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

perhaps, but you know what they say about if's and but's.

Yeah, i know, but i have always said that when two horses run that close when one is carrying more weight than the other that it must make some kind of a difference, whether that is the difference between winning and losing i can't say for sure. Today for instance, over 12 furlongs on slowish ground i'd say the 5lbs made more of a difference that it normally would.

[brockguy]

it will sum up my week if somone like Quito who I love wins this at an insane price and i havent a cent on him..

[brockguy]

some race, Takeover nailed on the line by Soldiers Tale. Asset and Red Clubs next.. Miss A midfield never really going...

[NoChanceToDance]

Can't have fancied the winner there even with slower ground..........

Bad race for me with the place bets i had too.

Amadeus Wolf, well..... what happened there? Very disappointing

[brockguy]

the winner was backed in from 16s to 9s. Amadeus' run certainly was disappointing.. I was expecting much better than that. he has form on soft ground and he just didnt pick up when push came to shove..

[ArlJim78]

could it be the first time visor???
the horse did take some late action.

he was the only horse to make a move.

[NoChanceToDance]

Originally Posted by brockguy

Maraheel edges out Scorpion in the Hardwicke..5 pounds pull from last race was the difference..

15/8 out to 5/2 on the exchanges in minutes..... at what price does she become backable?